Perez: Force India can "beat midfield" with updates

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16:00, 04 Jun 2018

byNicolás Quarles van Ufford

Sergio Perez is still confident that his team Force India can win the midfield battle, even though the team are behind of Renault and McLaren in the standings.

According to the Mexican, the updates the team has for Canada will enable them to beat their competitors.

"I think that there's still a gap," he told Crash.net.

"In Barcelona, for example, we came up short.

"It's very close.

"Haas, Renault, McLaren and us are very close to each other."

Looking forward, Perez is confident that Force India will be at the top of the midfield again.

"I think we can close the gap and that we can overtake them in terms of development.

"It all depends on the that the right updates, not everything on the car, work.

"Every team has the same problem and working efficiently will be a big difference maker in the coming races."

Big words from the Mexican, but he's right to trust his team, as Force India has shown to be capable of very good things on their small budget, which famously is the smallest in the entire F1.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Perez: Force India can "beat midfield" with updates

byNicolás Quarles van Ufford

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